ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the key concepts discussed in the preceding chapter of this book. As Stephen Coleman points out, Parliament has transferred a number of its internal functions onto computerised systems. As Yaman Akdeniz and Wheeler's discussions make clear, even if policy-makers decided to take a more interventionist stance to facilitate wider use of the Internet, problems arise from conflicting imperatives. When contrasting institutional and organisational deployment of new Information Communication Technologies (ICTs), clearly capacity and resources are important, as Rachel Gibson and Stephen Ward comparison of minor and major parties reveals. However, this study indicates that further dimensions need to be considered in understanding adaptation to the new media – institutional or organisational incentives such as: ideology, culture, target audience and access to the traditional media. The chapter clears, however, that these reprimands should be meted out with differing levels of harshness.
